The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-14

The next ofthe attendants that Bnoulu atyhot
& fSs ass asis4Sd q strong u
whom two years serySs The nstirut aoa
s saps e speak The highest
has made good use of her experience. and ls
e1pf1 SS nsx bu, hs sS:tt ia. s" Nss
seemed see to her all the time to be- putting L aIi
on; The third attendant n the room, M dnS
Rei SI. has dark hair. and sweet face She e
very mild -mannered. and can get along with
The patients will, history Of violence and
q
roSxe sh Wills e they are there Nellie forty
ypes and d yss 81 Sr
preston. With an occasional exception they
M n a S az
mumbling or chuckling that gives evidence Of
are ali independent Of what the Immediate
surroundings may be. 1t 10 only when some
npE 81 t 70 iRr
two Of them ever. seem to be thinking In the
same direction. And It usually requires some
the class In Hall into q condition OF excite
ment. But when one ID IN any such manner
stirred up. the excitement Is apt to spread rap
TAKEN TO RIDE ON THE oARRousEI.
When Nellie had had time to make quite
study q her fellow inmates .s It Iva was tine Tns
S the was Of that o n the
with. the addition Of, turn or two apiece for
oil the women on the "merry-go-ronnd" on
ception JOINT. take ali the delight In this amusement
that any children OF whatever age would ao;;
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at this carrousel The pleasure is accorded to
all IN and restricted tSs dot to
The asylum charges sit side-sadde on the ele.
plants. horses. or other wooden animals o.
hs fbhs sT tHs As h
while evidently keenly enjoying the fun, they
soothd and samsa sy thS o ee
Ss Sssss Gs sHR $s via
OF Hail 8. took ride, on the carrousei the iirst
pleasure or interest while so doing. She might
amusement that distinguished one patient
who told the doctor once very confdentially
hS to 0ns to
Coney Island She had heard that carrousels
s h at s dswn ou tiara ms
stairs in the line. ate just enough to be report,
face and hands. on her way back to the ward
WOULD NOT DANCE Or PLAY.
The evening is the gala time of the whole
twenty; four hours in intention, But . some =,
the attendants sometimes fail in starting any
Conditions ci are favorable and The patients g.
very lively. The pianos, Of which every sitting
room has one, are, played for singing and dane
amusements for children are started. and the
day L. closed up In fashion calculated TO get
everybody on to bed in g9Cd sptrits so and IN
phase Of life In. an insane ward, Nellie was
and in the games. But she seemed entirely
Indifferent to what was going on around her,
and she
tinued ON all the subsequent evenings OF her
stay In the ward.
MORE cHLoRAL AT NIGHT.
At bed time she was again, &c c9Hdq net to
iron cot. Her asylum clothes were removed
from the room as her 9Wn had been ,h the night
and ali the sleeping rooms whether single o..
associated apartments; She was waketul and
restless again that night and the Doctor CiSb sent
ad not want to take It was given to her at
sSo NJ but she sn AZ mos N to sleep until L.
'4 On We wednesday,. the Ssth. the experiences Of
and oaS HsSes Meps
morning and afternoon walks. In the inter-
walls spent IN the sitting rG n, morning af.
troublesome as pationt. She talked great
deal to the other patients. and complained con-
cold. shs ed for warmer Clothing and when
some clean. but not new, Canton flannel under
clothes were offered to her she rs%ssd to
wal Y to think that they wanted more
to the Attendants and ask for. She unbent IT.
tie and went to the piano in the evening =, put
s ss s'G about her dead friends her home in
Cuba, and the, like remained the Same when
night She had no medicine, but slept from 1890
P. NJ. to $50 A. NJ. accSrding to the renort 9f
the nsht she o qes
rs%sq s she ianciss she does not
Next day. Thursday. Sept. 20, was a long one
Of no outdoor trips at all 1t was the foGgy.
W ns' ss da down. Sse the had ample
day to study. the asylum, and there was also
time % her study by the and
search Ss Of Some missing girl and anxious to see
the mysterious patient, Of whom the papers
W Rsq p allowed t. to they Gould pick her out
Dr.; Ingram on this day made visi, t 70 the
She s spoke rather oftener to him than she
had done to the other doctors, but WITHOUT
S words Isl, senior" in this interview with the
Assistant Superintendent, but this was not as
bad as the way she had repeateu Wnol0
phrase of Spanish several limos In answer to
the questions Of some OF the others.
KEPT THE PATIENTS REsTLEss.
To the attendants this long day was espe-
cially trying Nellie did not make any great
row or trouble either OF herself or by insti-
eating others but she kept the sitting room
In a stir most all OF the time. She ate as we'll
as usual. despite the loss of the open air exer,
else. and at night she slept well In room 2S
without any sleeping potion. From 10 7. NJ. to
$3.50 A. M. Is the record OF her rest on this the
fourth night of her stay in Hall 6.
Friday, September 30th, was another foggy
and rainy day on which the patients In the
asylum were not able to get out for wink on
the road or ride on the merry round;
Though the weather graeiously reIented
teer have u chance to beat the Thistle, the
respite at Blackwell's Island was too brief
for any material advantage to accrue to the
cooped up unfortunates of the mad house. In
Hall 4. the day was repetition OF the previ-
Gus one. Nellie was restless and troublesome
and communicated q restless feeling to
nearly all the patients. She saw oil the
doctors. but WAS not questioned or bothered
much by them. The Medical Superinten-
dent, DR.. Dent. on his morning rounds.
morning. Nellie" to her, but she made him no
| answer. Nothing was obtained from her by
| any Of the doctors that, was considered worth